Charles Hamilton
Charles Hamilton has checked himself into a mental institution in New York.
The rising hip-hop star is alleged to have recently been admitted to New York Presbyterian Mental Hospital to deal with the stress of working in the music industry.
In an interview Hamilton claims he voluntarily reached out for help for "peace of mind" after his passion for rhyming began to consume him. He said; "All I wanted to do and still want to do is make music. It got to the point where I started talking in rhymes all the time, even in just regular conversations. And music just became me, so I thought it'd be a good idea if I checked into the hospital just to get my mind right."
Hamilton hints that music industry politics is to blame for the mess of his mental state, comparing showbusiness to a medical institution. He adds, "My stay here is like identical to my stay in the industry, as far as being the new guy in here having to deal with politics and people trying to control you.
"The critics would have to be the doctors and the rounds. So you can say this is like an experiment to see if the industry is really like an asylum or if I was the one bugging. Some say the industry is like high school but it's just like a (mental hospital)."
Hamilton was previously touted as one of the rising stars of hip-hop but his career suffered a blow last year when video footage of his then-girlfriend punching him in the face surfaced online. He was later dropped from Interscope Records after becoming embroiled in a war of words with labelmate Soulja Boy.